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Claude Sonnet 4.6 Max struggles with complex instructions

Users are reporting that Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.6 Max model is failing to adhere to complex, multi-step instructions. Despite explicit prompts to process large text files section by section and confirm completion, the model appears to be sampling or truncating content, only reading a fraction of the provided text. This behavior is hindering users' ability to perform detailed analysis and summarization tasks, leading them to seek alternative methods like scripting or one-shot prompting to overcome the model's limitations. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential limitations in current LLM instruction following for complex tasks.

RANK_REASON User reports on a specific model's performance limitations.

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/milkygirl21 ·

    Sonnet 4.6 Max - unable to follow instructions to a T

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Even when given instructions like this:</p> <p>``` CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS:</p> <ol> <li>Read EVERY section from start to finish—no sampling, no skimming</li> <li>If you cannot process all 234 sections in one response, STOP and tell me</li> <li>Pro…